1. Gucci and Adidas Apologize and Drop Products Called Racist: Less than a week into Black History Month, in two episodes of retail déjà vu, Adidas and Gucci have apologized and pulled products criticized as racist. Some people on Twitter questioned Gucci’s motivations, suggesting that the sweater and the ensuing mea culpa are part of a publicity stunt. – Read More on the New York Times

2. Made for Next to Nothing. Worn by You? A new report shows the depth of the fashion industry’s exploitation of female home workers in India. “Due to the lack of transparency and the informal nature of home-based work, which takes place right at the bottom of the fashion supply chain, the worker has virtually no avenue to seek redress for abusive or unfair conditions. The situation is worsened by the fact that there is little to no regulation or enforcement from the state regarding their work.” – Read More on the New York Times

3. RETRO READ: Fashion’s Push for #MeToo is Ignoring a Significant Number of Women. The existence of informal labor sectors in many low cost labor countries, coupled with the gender-specific vulnerabilities that garment factory owners and operators prey upon, make it so that while, women are being provided with employment opportunities in garment factories, they continue to fall victim to an array of abuses. – Read More on TFL

4. Why Women Wear White, A Brief History Of Political Fashion: Clothing can sometimes speak louder than words, as women lawmakers showed at the State of the Union. The color white is a nod to the suffrage movement and female activists who fought for women’s right to vote. – Read More on HuffPost

5. TheReinvention of Jason Wu: Jason Wu was set up to become the next star of the American fashion industry. But things didn’t turn out that way. Clothing trends moved toward edgy, casual looks, away from Mr. Wu’s demure, ladylike styles. Luxury-goods sales slumped in 2015 and 2016, hitting retailers across the globe, and the buzz surrounding Wu is muted. – Read More on WSJ